Is WORMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WORMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WORMS mean?
Worms is a form of WORM.
- noun
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- noun
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- noun
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
“worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers”
- noun
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for WORMS
WORMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from WORMS
The 22 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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